---
title: "Open an incident on a v3 status page."
method: POST
path: "/v3/status-pages/{statusPageId}/incidents"
tags: ["Status Pages V3 Incidents"]
---

# Open an incident on a v3 status page.

`POST /v3/status-pages/{statusPageId}/incidents`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.checklyhq.com`
- URL: `https://api.checklyhq.com/v3/status-pages/{statusPageId}/incidents`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/checklyhq/apis/checkly-public-api/docs/v3/status-pages/:statusPageId/incidents/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Open an incident on a v3 status page with its first update and the current status of the impacted components.

## Path parameters

- `statusPageId` string, required

## Headers

- `x-checkly-account` string: Your Checkly account ID, you can find it at https://app.checklyhq.com/settings/account/general

## Request body

- PublicStatusPageV3IncidentCreate
  - `name` string, required
  - `componentImpacts` PublicStatusPageV3ComponentImpact[]: The current status of each impacted component. Omitted components are OPERATIONAL.
    - `componentId` string, required
    - `status` 'OPERATIONAL' | 'UNDER_MAINTENANCE' | 'DEGRADED_PERFORMANCE' | 'PARTIAL_OUTAGE' | 'MAJOR_OUTAGE', required
  - `incidentUpdates` PublicStatusPageV3IncidentUpdateMutation[], required: Exactly one update: the one that opens the incident.
    - `description` string, required
    - `status` 'INVESTIGATING' | 'IDENTIFIED' | 'MONITORING' | 'RESOLVED', required
    - `publicIncidentUpdateDate` string, date-time: When the update is shown as posted. Defaults to now. May be backdated: the earliest update sets the incident start.
    - `notifySubscribers` boolean

## Response `201`

Created

- PublicStatusPageV3Incident
  - `id` string, required
  - `statusPageId` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `lastUpdateStatus` 'INVESTIGATING' | 'IDENTIFIED' | 'MONITORING' | 'RESOLVED', required
  - `duration` integer, nullable: Seconds from the first update to the resolving update; null while ongoing.
  - `componentImpacts` PublicStatusPageV3ComponentImpactResponse[]
    - `componentId` string, required
    - `status` 'OPERATIONAL' | 'UNDER_MAINTENANCE' | 'DEGRADED_PERFORMANCE' | 'PARTIAL_OUTAGE' | 'MAJOR_OUTAGE', required
    - `startedAt` string, date, required
    - `endedAt` string, date, nullable
  - `created_at` string, date, required
  - `updated_at` string, date, nullable
  - `incidentUpdates` PublicStatusPageV3IncidentUpdate[], required
    - `description` string, required
    - `status` 'INVESTIGATING' | 'IDENTIFIED' | 'MONITORING' | 'RESOLVED', required
    - `publicIncidentUpdateDate` string, date-time: When the update is shown as posted. Defaults to now. May be backdated: the earliest update sets the incident start.
    - `notifySubscribers` boolean
    - `id` string, required
    - `created_at` string, date, required

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `429`: Too Many Requests

## Changes

- **2026-10-31** `bc90d1bfa738`: 3 info
  - the `publicIncidentUpdateDate` request property default value changed from `2026-10-05T01:01:24.648Z` to `2026-10-29T19:59:23.667Z`
  - added the optional property `errorCode` to the response with the `403` status
  - the `publicIncidentUpdateDate` response's property default value changed from `2026-10-05T01:01:24.661Z` to `2026-10-29T19:59:23.671Z` for the status `201`
- **2026-10-07** `aba5d34c749b`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/checklyhq/apis/checkly-public-api/changes/v3/status-pages/:statusPageId/incidents/post.md)

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